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SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS NOT USING THE INTERNET

77% of people 65 years or above did not use the Internet from any location compared with only 8% of people in the age group 15 - 17 years. 58% of people in the bottom income quintile did not access the Internet from any location compared with 9% of people in the top quintile. Only 8% of people with Bachelor degree and above educational attainment did not access the Internet from any location, compared with 40% of people with Year 12 or below education.

Table 3.1: Use of the Internet(a), Selected Characteristics, by Location of Access - 2006-07
			Number of persons aged 15 years or over	Home	Work	Neighbour's or friend's or relative's house	Library	School	Other location (b)	Any location
			'000	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Age group (years)
	15 - 17		903	82	^7	62	22	82	18	92
	18 - 24		1 881	74	32	55	17	44	22	90
	25 - 34		2 809	72	48	38	10	14	19	85
	35 - 44		2 994	73	42	25	8	9	15	80
	45 - 54		2 832	67	41	17	8	8	12	74
	55 - 64		2 292	52	27	11	7	5	10	58
	65 or over		2 577	21	^4	3	3	1	3	23
Sex
	Male		8 038	63	33	27	9	15	15	71
	Female		8 250	59	30	26	10	16	12	68
Personal income
	$0 - $39,999(c)		9 436	54	17	25	10	20	11	62
	$40,000 - $79,999		3 652	73	55	32	8	10	17	85
	$80,000 - $119,999		749	86	71	29	9	9	25	94
	$120,000 or over		386	90	77	30	9	10	37	96
	Could not be determined		2 065	58	31	19	6	10	12	65
Equivalised household income quintiles(d)
	Lowest quintile		2 122	34	^7	13	9	15	6	42
	Second quintile		2 470	46	14	19	9	12	8	53
	Third quintile		2 666	64	30	29	10	16	13	74
	Fourth quintile		2 688	71	44	34	9	18	16	82
	Highest quintile		2 564	83	62	34	9	14	24	91
Labour force status(e)
	Employed		10 399	72	46	31	9	16	17	82
	Not employed		5 890	42	5	17	9	15	8	47
Indigenous status
	Non indigenous		16 128	61	32	26	9	16	14	70
	Indigenous		^160	^43	^19	^24	*7	*25	*9	^59
Country of birth(f)
	Born in Australia		11 823	62	33	28	9	17	14	71
	Born overseas
		Born in main English-speaking countries	1 678	66	35	26	^10	10	17	74
		Born in other countries	2 783	54	24	17	^12	15	11	61
Level of highest educational attainment(g)
	Bachelor degree or above		3 052	83	64	34	15	21	26	92
	Advanced diploma or diploma		1 330	76	47	30	^9	^13	17	85
	Certificate		2 781	59	29	24	8	8	11	69
	Year 12 or below		8 904	52	19	24	8	17	10	60
State/Territory
	New South Wales		5 431	61	31	26	10	17	14	70
	Victoria		4 096	61	30	25	9	15	13	68
	Queensland		3 165	60	32	26	8	15	13	69
	South Australia		1 240	56	31	26	11	15	12	67
	Western Australia		1 598	66	32	29	^9	15	17	74
	Tasmania		386	55	26	22	^8	15	^13	65
	Northern Territory		114	60	41	^31	^21	^22	^17	80
	Australian Capital Territory		258	72	51	38	^13	21	24	83
Remoteness area
	Major cities of Australia		10 943	64	34	27	10	17	15	72
	Inner regional Australia		3 379	56	27	25	8	13	11	65
	Outer regional Australia		1 733	53	25	22	^8	^13	^10	62
	Remote Australia		^234	^58	^34	^25	*8	^10	^10	^69
Region
	Metropolitan areas		10 531	64	34	27	10	17	15	72
	Ex-metropolitan areas		5 757	55	26	24	7	13	11	64
Total			16 288	61	31	26	9	16	14	69
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
(a) More than one site may be nominated.
(b) Includes government agency/department/shopfront, Internet/cyber cafe, shopping mall, airport or similar.
(c) Includes those persons with income less than zero.
(d) Excludes those persons where household income could not be determined.
(e) Labour force survey in the week before the survey.
(f) Excludes persons whose country of birth was not stated and/or inadequately described.
(g) Excludes those who had no educational attendance/attainment and where level could not be determined.

Table 3.2: Use of the Internet, Selected Labour Force Characteristics, by Location of Access - 2006-07
		Number of employed persons aged 15 years or over	Home	Work	Any location
		'000	%	%	%
Occupation(a)
	1 Managers	1 262	76	60	83
	2 Professionals	1 872	84	75	94
	3 Technicians and trades workers	1 236	65	32	73
	4 Community and personal service workers	704	69	35	79
	5 Clerical and administrative Workers	1 360	76	64	89
	6 Sales workers	746	74	34	85
	7 Machinery operators and drivers	581	54	^17	60
	8 Labourers	920	50	^10	57
Industry(b)
	01 Agriculture, forestry and fishing	285	47	^24	53
	02 Mining	^80	^79	^50	^87
	03 Manufacturing	788	63	38	72
	04 Electricity, gas, water and waste services	^91	^79	^62	^88
	05 Construction	754	61	28	66
	06 Wholesale trade	344	69	54	81
	07 Retail trade	955	72	33	82
	08 Accommodation and food services	463	62	^18	72
	09 Transport, postal and warehousing	466	62	^32	71
	10 Information media and telecommunications	178	88	^70	97
	11 Financial and insurance services	345	83	72	96
	12 Rental, hiring and real estate services	163	83	^56	^91
	13 Professional, scientific and technical services	651	83	78	95
	14 Administrative and support services	332	64	^39	73
	15 Public administration and safety	570	78	71	91
	16 Education and training	668	83	72	92
	17 Health care and social assistance	991	73	51	82
	18 Arts and recreation services	^169	^75	^41	^79
	19 Other services	388	65	38	79
Total employed persons		10 399	72	46	82
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
(a) Excludes persons whose Occupation was not stated and/or inadequately described.
(b) Excludes persons whose Industry was not stated and/or inadequately described.

Table 3.3: Use of the Internet at Home(a), Selected Characteristics, by Purpose - 2006-07
			Number of persons aged 15 years or over who used the internet at home	Personal or private purposes	Work or business related purposes	Education or study purposes	Voluntary or community purposes	Other purposes
			'000	%	%	%	%	%
Age group (years)
	15 - 17		745	97	^13	90	^8	^8
	18 - 24		1 384	99	45	66	^8	^9
	25 - 34		2 016	99	61	50	10	11
	35 - 44		2 174	97	63	50	13	11
	45 - 54		1 884	97	61	47	14	12
	55 - 64		1 188	98	49	43	13	^10
	65 or over		530	99	^21	25	^14	^10
Sex
	Male		5 029	98	57	53	10	11
	Female		4 893	98	47	52	13	10
Personal income
	$0 - $39,999(b)		5 071	98	37	55	12	10
	$40,000 - $79,999		2 664	98	66	48	11	11
	$80,000 - $119,999		646	96	84	52	^13	15
	$120,000 or over		350	97	84	60	^15	^11
	Could not be determined		1 191	97	59	49	^10	^11
Equivalised household income quintiles(c)
	Lowest quintile		731	96	27	58	^11	^11
	Second quintile		1 145	98	36	47	^13	^12
	Third quintile		1 706	98	49	51	12	^10
	Fourth quintile		1 898	98	56	51	12	10
	Highest quintile		2 118	98	71	54	13	12
Labour force status(d)
	Employed		7 456	98	64	52	11	11
	Not employed		2 466	98	16	53	12	10
Indigenous status
	Non indigenous		9 853	98	52	52	12	10
	Indigenous		^69	^99	^49	^69	*19	*19
Country of birth(e)
	Born in Australia		7 298	98	52	51	12	10
	Born overseas
		Born in main English-speaking countries	1 107	99	55	51	14	^12
		Other countries	1 513	98	49	60	^9	^12
Level of highest educational attainment(f)
	Bachelor degree and above		2 541	98	74	64	17	14
	Advanced diploma or diploma		1 008	98	63	55	^14	^10
	Certificate		1 639	97	55	45	^10	11
	Year 12 or below		4 632	98	37	49	9	9
State/Territory
	New South Wales		3 332	98	51	56	12	12
	Victoria		2 479	97	51	50	11	11
	Queensland		1 908	98	54	51	11	8
	South Australia		691	98	52	53	^12	^10
	Western Australia		1 047	98	51	50	12	^9
	Tasmania		211	99	46	53	^14	^11
	Northern Territory		69	97	^54	^49	*10	^18
	Australian Capital Territory		185	98	63	58	^15	^12
Remoteness area
	Major cities of Australia		6 991	98	52	54	11	11
	Inner regional Australia		1 879	98	51	50	12	^9
	Outer regional Australia		915	96	51	45	^12	^13
	Remote Australia		^137	^99	^59	^46	^17	7
Region
	Metropolitan areas		6 756	98	53	54	11	11
	Ex-metropolitan areas		3 166	98	50	49	12	10
Total			9 922	98	52	53	12	11
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
(a) More than one purpose may be nominated.
(b) Includes those persons with income less than zero.
(c) Excludes those households where income could not be determined.
(d) Labour force status in the week before the survey.
(e) Excludes persons whose country of birth was not stated and/or inadequately described.
(f) Excludes those persons who had no educational attendance/attainment and where level was not determined.

Table 3.4: Use of the Internet at Home, Selected Characteristics, by Main Purpose - 2006-07
			Number of persons aged 15 years or over who used the internet at home	Personal or private purposes	Work or business related purposes	Education or study purposes	Voluntary or community purposes	Other purposes	Could not be determined
			'000	%	%	%	%	%	%
Age group (years)
	15 - 17		745	62	-	35	-	**1	*2
	18 - 24		1 384	67	^5	27	-	*1	*1
	25 - 34		2 016	71	17	10	**1	*1	*1
	35 - 44		2 174	64	24	^8	*1	^1	^1
	45 - 54		1 884	65	23	7	^2	^1	*1
	55 - 64		1 188	69	22	^5	^3	*1	*1
	65 or over		530	82	^11	*3	^3	**1	**1
Sex
	Male		5 029	66	21	10	^1	^1	^1
	Female		4 893	69	13	15	^2	^1	^1
Personal income
	$0 - $39,999(a)		5 071	70	9	18	^1	^1	^1
	$40,000 - $79,999		2 664	71	21	6	*1	*1	-
	$80,000 - $119,999		646	55	36	^5	*1	*2	**1
	$120,000 or over		350	^47	^44	*6	**1	**1	-
	Could not be determined		1 191	65	23	^8	*1	*1	*2
Equivalised household income quintiles(b)
	Lowest quintile		731	64	^10	^22	*1	**1	*2
	Second quintile		1 145	71	^12	^14	^2	*1	*1
	Third quintile		1 706	69	15	12	^2	*1	*1
	Fourth quintile		1 898	69	17	^12	*1	^1	-
	Highest quintile		2 118	65	26	^7	*1	^1	-
Labour force status(c)
	Employed		7 456	66	21	10	^1	^1	^1
	Not employed		2 466	74	^4	18	^2	*1	^1
Indigenous status
	Non indigenous		9 853	68	17	12	^1	^1	^1
	Indigenous		^69	^65	*10	*23	-	**2	-
Country of birth(d)
	Born in Australia		7 298	68	17	12	-	^1	^1
	Born overseas
		Born in main English-speaking countries	1 107	72	19	^7	*1	*1	*1
		Born in other countries	1 513	65	^15	^17	*1	*1	*1
Level of highest educational attainment(e)
	Bachelor degree and above		2 541	58	26	13	*1	^1	^1
	Advanced diploma or diploma		1 008	67	21	^8	^2	-	*1
	Certificate		1 639	72	18	^7	*1	*2	-
	Year 12 or below		4 632	72	11	15	^1	^1	^1
State/Territory
	New South Wales		3 332	66	17	14	^1	^1	*1
	Victoria		2 479	67	18	11	^2	*1	*1
	Queensland		1 908	70	18	11	*1	-	-
	South Australia		691	69	^16	^12	*1	*1	*1
	Western Australia		1 047	70	16	12	*1	*1	*1
	Tasmania		211	70	^14	13	*2	**1	-
	Northern Territory		69	^59	*22	*14	**2	**2	-
	Australian Capital Territory		185	64	^18	^13	*1	**1	*3
Remoteness area
	Major cities of Australia		6 991	67	17	13	^1	^1	^1
	Inner regional Australia		1 879	69	17	11	^1	*1	*1
	Outer regional Australia		915	70	18	^9	*2	*2	-
	Remote Australia		^137	^68	^25	*5	**1	-	**1
Region
	Metropolitan areas		6 756	67	17	13	^1	^1	^1
	Ex-metropolitan areas		3 166	70	17	10	^1	^1	*1
Total			9 922	68	17	12	*1	^1	^1
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Includes those persons with income less than zero.
(b) Excludes those households where income could not be determined.
(c) Labour force status in the week before the survey.
(d) Excludes persons whose country of birth was not stated and/or inadequately described.
(e) Excludes those persons who had no educational attendance/attainment and where level was not determined.

Table 3.5: Use of Internet at Home(a), Selected Characteristics, by Frequency - 2006-07
			Everyday	At least weekly	At least monthly	At least yearly
			%	%	%	%
Age group (years)
	15 - 17		66	30	*4	-
	18 - 24		58	35	^7	**1
	25 - 34		51	42	^6	*1
	35 - 44		45	45	^10	*1
	45 - 54		45	43	10	^2
	55 - 64		46	43	^9	*1
	65 or over		41	43	^12	*4
Sex
	Male		53	39	7	^1
	Female		47	43	9	^1
Personal income
	$0 - $39,999(b)		52	39	8	^1
	$40,000 - $79,999		47	44	8	*1
	$80,000 - $119,999		49	42	^8	**1
	$120,000 or over		53	^39	^7	**1
	Could not be determined		47	42	^9	*2
Equivalised household income quintiles(c)
	Lowest quintile		54	36	^8	*2
	Second quintile		49	41	^9	*1
	Third quintile		51	41	^7	*1
	Fourth quintile		49	42	^8	*1
	Highest quintile		50	42	^7	*1
Labour force status(d)
	Employed		48	43	8	^1
	Not employed		54	36	8	^2
Indigenous status
	Non indigenous		50	41	8	^1
	Indigenous		*41	^48	*9	**2
Country of birth(e)
	Born in Australia		48	42	9	^1
	Born overseas
		Born in main English-speaking countries	52	40	^8	-
		Born in other countries	57	36	^6	*1
Level of highest educational attainment(f)
	Bachelor degree and above		57	37	^5	*1
	Advanced diploma or diploma		47	45	^8	*1
	Certificate		42	45	^12	*1
	Year 12 or below		49	41	9	^1
State/Territory
	New South Wales		51	40	8	*1
	Victoria		50	41	^7	^2
	Queensland		51	41	8	*1
	South Australia		43	45	^9	^2
	Western Australia		50	40	10	*1
	Tasmania		43	46	^9	*2
	Northern Territory		^42	^46	*12	-
	Australian Capital Territory		53	41	^6	-
Remoteness area
	Major cities of Australia		53	39	7	^1
	Inner regional Australia		44	44	10	*1
	Outer regional Australia		38	46	^15	*1
	Remote Australia		^41	^50	*8	**1
Region
	Metropolitan areas		52	40	7	^1
	Ex-metropolitan areas		44	43	12	^1
Total			50	41	8	^1
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Excludes don't know category.
(b) Includes those persons with income less than zero.
(c) Excludes those households where income could not be determined.
(d) Labour force status in the week before the survey.
(e) Excludes persons whose country of birth was not stated and/or inadequately described.
(f) Excludes those persons who had no educational attendance/attainment and where level was not determined.

Table 3.6: Use of the Internet to Purchase or Order Goods or Services, for Private Purposes, in the last Twelve Months, Selected Characteristics - 2006-07
			Persons who accessed the internet at any site	Used the internet to purchase goods or services	Did not use internet to purchase goods or services
			'000	%	%
Age group (years)
	15 - 17		834	34	66
	18 - 24		1 691	61	39
	25 - 34		2 392	71	29
	35 - 44		2 405	66	34
	45 - 54		2 082	63	37
	55 - 64		1 327	58	42
	65 or over		582	42	58
Sex
	Male		5 700	62	38
	Female		5 612	60	40
Personal income
	$0 - $39,999(a)		5 812	53	47
	$40,000 - $79,999		3 091	70	30
	$80,000 - $119,999		702	80	^20
	$120,000 or over		372	83	^17
	Could not be determined		1 335	61	39
Equivalised household income(b)
	Lowest quintile		888	38	62
	Second quintile		1 317	50	50
	Third quintile		1 971	58	42
	Fourth quintile		2 192	66	34
	Highest quintile		2 342	76	24
Labour force status(c)
	Employed		8 531	67	33
	Not employed		2 781	45	55
Indigenous status
	Non indigenous		11 218	61	39
	Indigenous		^94	^44	^56
Country of Birth(d)
	Born in Australia		8 390	62	38
	Born overseas
		Born in main English-speaking countries	1 235	68	32
		Born in other countries	1 684	51	49
Level of highest educational(e)
	Bachelor degree and above		2 815	75	25
	Advanced diploma or diploma		1 133	69	31
	Certificate		1 909	59	41
	Year 12 or below		5 337	53	47
State/Territory
	New South Wales		3 777	61	39
	Victoria		2 786	60	40
	Queensland		2 175	63	37
	South Australia		835	58	42
	Western Australia		1 185	58	42
	Tasmania		249	68	32
	Northern Territory		91	66	^34
	Australian Capital Territory		214	73	27
Remoteness area
	Major cities of Australia		7 860	62	38
	Inner regional Australia		2 212	59	41
	Outer regional Australia		1 080	59	41
	Remote Australia		^160	^63	^37
Region
	Metropolitan areas		7 611	62	38
	Ex-metropolitan areas		3 702	59	41
Total			11 312	61	39
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
(a) Includes those persons with income less than zero.
(b) Excludes those households where income could not be determined.
(c) Labour force status in the week before the survey.
(d) Excludes persons whose country of birth was not stated and/or inadequately described.
(e) Excludes those persons who had no educational attendance/attainment and where level was not determined.

Table 3.7: Main Reason for not Using the Internet to Purchase or Order Goods or Services (a), for Private Purposes, in the Last Tweleve Months, Selected Characteristics - 2006-07
		Did not use Internet to purchase goods or services	Have no need	Prefer to shop in person	Security concern	Privacy or trust concern	Does not have credit card	Other reason (b)
		'000	%	%	%	%	%	%
Age group (years)
	15 - 17	1 206	35	^15	^7	*3	31	^8
	25 - 44	1 513	34	21	24	^7	^7	^7
	45 - 64	1 335	33	20	27	^10	^3	^8
	65 or over	336	38	^25	^19	^9	*1	*8
Sex
	Male	2 163	38	19	18	^6	12	^7
	Female	2 228	31	20	22	^7	12	^8
Personal income
	$0 - $39,999(c)	2 735	32	18	18	6	17	9
	$40,000 - $79,999	927	36	23	24	^7	^3	^7
	$80,000 - $119,999	^141	^33	*24	^28	*10	-	**5
	$120,000 or over	^63	^40	**12	*27	**6	**7	*7
	Could not be determined	524	41	^20	^22	^7	^6	*3
Equivalised household income quintiles(d)
	Lowest quintile	546	38	^15	^13	^8	^18	^8
	Second quintile	653	31	^17	^20	^8	^15	^9
	Third quintile	837	35	^19	^20	^5	^12	^8
	Fourth quintile	740	34	^20	^22	^5	^11	^8
	Highest quintile	552	32	^22	^22	^7	^7	^9
Labour force status(e)
	Employed	2 855	35	20	22	^7	9	^8
	Not employed	1 535	34	18	16	7	^17	^8
Country of birth(f)
	Born in Australia	3 170	33	19	19	6	14	9
	Born overseas	1 220	37	20	22	^8	^8	^5
Level of highest educational attainment(g)
	Bachelor degree and above	717	37	^26	23	^5	^4	^6
	Advanced diploma or diploma	346	^28	^21	^27	*9	*7	*8
	Certificate	781	32	^20	25	^8	^7	^7
	Year 12 or below	2 501	35	17	17	6	17	8
State/Territory
	New South Wales	1 454	36	19	17	^7	^10	^10
	Victoria	1 106	40	19	^17	^6	^13	^6
	Queensland	810	28	^21	^23	^6	^16	^7
	South Australia	352	33	^19	^26	^8	^7	^7
	Western Australia	500	28	19	26	^9	^12	^7
	Tasmania	78	^38	*16	^14	*8	^15	^7
	Northern Territory	^31	*31	*14	*11	**4	*38	**3
	Australian Capital Territory	59	^33	^17	^24	*3	*14	*10
Region
	Metropolitan areas	2 888	34	20	20	7	12	7
	Ex-metropolitan areas	1 503	35	18	19	^7	^12	^9
Total		4 390	34	19	20	7	12	8
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) A narrower range of characteristics are presented in this table to present estimates with moderate RSEs.
(b) Includes the response options of could not afford it, does not know how to and other.
(c) Includes those persons with income less than zero.
(d) Excludes those households where income could not be determined.
(e) Labour force status in the week before the survey.
(f) Excludes persons whose country of birth was not stated and/or inadequately described.
(g) Excludes those persons who had no educational attendance/attainment and where level was not determined.